It seems like everything uses HDMI® these days, from home theater equipment to your Android phone. With so many HDMI devices in use, most televisions quickly run out of available HDMI input ports. You don't want the hassle of plugging and unplugging cables whenever you want to watch or play something different and you don't want the expense of new TV. Just get this 4x1 Enhanced HDMI Switch from Monoprice!

This switch features a built-in HDMI signal equalizer, which helps compensate for weak signals. It has four input and one output ports on the back of the switch, each of which is gold plated to ensure smooth, corrosion-free connections. The switch is powered by an included 5 VDC, 1A AC adapter. The included remote control allows you to cycle through the four inputs or access them directly using the numbered buttons.

Features:

Supports 3D video

HDCP compliant

Supports HDMI resolutions up to 1080p@60Hz

225 MHz/2.25 Gbps per channel bandwidth (6.75Gbps total)

Supports up to 12-bit per channel Deep Color (36-bit total)

Compliant with FCC, CE, and RoHS standards

Dimensions: 7" x 3 3/8" x 1"

Note: Monoprice strongly recommends using 22AWG, 24AWG, or active HDMI cables with Redmere technology to achieve the best results and to ensure minimum signal loss over longer distances.

Answer: Equalizer allow you to transmit high definition audio/video streams across long distance without any digital degradation. It also corrects any digital error in the stream and provides 40dB equalization to compenstate for any cable transmission loss. To ensure a crystal clear HDTV picture it will stop any digital noise (sparkles).

Question: I''''''''m having trouble with a connection to a particular device. What steps should I take to try to correct the problem?

Answer: Review the following

1. Try swapping out the cables.2. Make sure that the device works with a direct connection to the display without the switcher in between. 3. Make sure you have the switch and television turned on before turning on any source devices. If everything is already on, try turning off and on the source device.4. Try every port on the switch.5. Make sure you have the latest firmware loaded on your devices.

Question: I''''ve tried switches from other vendors who said their switch would work with any HDMI equipment but it was incompatible with my setup. How do I know if your switch will work with my equipment?

Answer: The problem with HDMI switchers is there is no one switch that is compatible with every device out there. In fact, even with the same brands, one model of DVD player may work with a particular switch but a different model will not. Also, compatibility is not specific to a single device. Instead it''''s a 3 way relationship between the source, the switch and the display. So, a particular dvd may work through a particular switch to a certain TV, but not to another TV, but that TV may work through the switch with another DVD player. Given that, you end up with infinite number of possible combinations so it''''s impossible to know based on brands what devices with work with a particular switch and what won''''t. The trick is to find a switch that will work with your particular combination of devices. In theory, a switch will work with every device but only if it''''s connect in turn to another device that it is compatible with. Unfortunately, finding the right switch is a bit of trial and error. The other vendors weren''''t lying but they didn''''t give you a complete picture.

Question: Will this switch work with DVI devices as well?

Answer: Yes, you can connect DVI-D devices to the switch using HDMI/DVI cables. The picture quality should be completely unaltered since both HDMI and DVI use the same type of digital video signal. However, you will not get audio support for devices that are connected by DVI. For these devices you will need to connect a separate, secondary audio connection between your devices.

Question: The front toggle button on the switch works fine, but the switch doesn''''t respond to the remote control. How do I determine if the remote is working or not?

Answer: The easiest way to see if an IR remote control is transmitting a siganl or not is to check it with a digital camera. Even though IR is invisible to the human eye, it can be detected by the electronic sensors on a digital camera. If you have a digital camera or camera phone, point the remote at the cameras lens and look at it through the screen of the camera. Press a button on the remote and you should see a pale purple light pulsing on the front of the remote. If you don''''t get any light, try replacing the remote control''''s batteries.

Answer: Did you test each individual cable to make sure they all function properly?Have you tried swapping out the cables?Did you make sure the power adapter is plugged in and the unit is powered on?Did you make sure that the TV was powered on before turning on your source devices?Have you tried all inputs on the device?

Question: The picture from my switch is constantly flickering, even though I have 24AWG or thicker HDMI cables.

Answer: The issue could be caused by a device or cable nearby the setup,or in the setup causing interference. Try rerouting cable paths and distancing devices from sources of interference, such as moving routers and other networking cables away from the switch setup.

Cons: -does not work
-if it does work, it works for a few seconds, and it would flash, making it impossible to watch anything via it
-only 2 of the 4 ports work if they are not flashing or randomly changing the resolution

This product does not work, I only managed to get 2 ports working, and even then, very unsteady. I would not recommend this product, it sometimes randomly changes resolution of my output. Sometimes you get white dots on the screen.

by Monoprice AdministratorHello,

Thank you for your review and truly sorry to hear about your experience with PID 4088. Has this worked for you initially? To better understand the issue, can you describe your setup including all devices and cables in use? What is the length and gauge of the HDMI in use? Have you tried switching out the cables or connecting to a different source or device? Another thing you can try is power cycling:

1. Disconnect everything from the switch including power and cables. 2. After about 5min plug everything back in and power everything back on. 3. Also try powering everything on from the display and work backwards in the chain to the source device.

Please let me know if the above steps yield any results as well as all devices in use. Thank you for your cooperation in the matter.

Gisselle B.Tech Support

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Rating: (10 out of 10)

Reviewer: LaWizard from Westerville, OH

1/26/2015 10:24:28 AM

4X1 Enhanced HDMI® Switch w/ Built-In Equalizer & Remote (REV.3.0)

Pros: It's everything I was looking for - as suggested during a chat session with a MonoPrice sales tech.

Cons: Well what was a mystery to me when I 1st hooked it up the Cable - TV selection was constantly cutting in and out.

Once I was able to get a hold a a Tech - and it was explained to me that the order of devices cables and power it's worked GREAT - just wish that had been included in the manual.

So again it's everything I needed to control the various HDMI inputs into the TV...

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Rating: (5 out of 10)

Reviewer: Anonymous from Bonita Springs, FL

1/9/2015 7:48:03 AM

Problems after 1 month of use

Pros: Easy setup, solid external construction, remote is nice

Cons: Slow in switching between inputs, having problems after a month of use.

When this switch works it's very nice and does as advertised, but now when we switch between sources (Blue-Ray, Cable Box, Xbox) occasionally perhaps 3 times out of 10, when the swtich happens the signal is corrupted and while the source image is there, it's completely pink in color, or sometime yellow. unplug the switch box and plug it back in and it fixes it.

by Monoprice AdministratorHello,

Truly sorry to hear about your experience with PID 4088. Can you verify the length and gauge of the HDMI in use? Have you tried switching out the cables, another hdmi port, or testing with another source or device? Please let me know. Thank you for your cooperation in the matter.

Gisselle B.Tech Suport

by AnonymousGisselle

Thanks for getting back to me on this, using the 15ft 10.2Gbps Ultra Slim Series High Performance HDMI cables with RedMere technology (Product 9891). Does this with all sources, CableTV box, Blue-Ray, Xbox, and Chromecast. You press the source button to switch between sources and sometimes, not always, when it switches the TV displays all the images in pink (sometimes yellow). Turn off the HDMI switch by unplugging it, plug it back in and everything is fine.

Charles

by Monoprice AdministratorHi Charles,

Keep in mind Redmere is directional, can you verify that the source end is connected to the switch and the TV end is connected to the TV? Also, it is recommended to connect directly to your TV since it is an active cable and draws power from the TV. From your devices to your switch it is recommended to use 24AWG HDMI cables rather than Redmere. Switches tend to put a greater load on the signal passing through which can lead to handshaking issues sometimes. The thicker 24AWG lowers signal resistance and helps compensate for this. Can you verify that you have 24AWG regular HDMI from devices to switch and Redmere connected correctly from switch to TV? Thank you!

Gisselle B.Tech Support

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Rating: (10 out of 10)

Reviewer: Anonymous from Fayette City, PA

12/29/2014 6:01:55 AM

Pros: Compact size.

This selector box is working perfect so far. I purchased this box to replace an existing box that was connected using component cables. The picture quality is much better. The fit of the box and cables located in a cabinet works much better as well.

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Rating: (1 out of 10)

Reviewer: roger821 from San Ramon, CA

12/28/2014 9:34:24 AM

Never worked right, and now it's out of warranty

Pros: 4 extra HDMI ports
Remote works most of the time

Cons: Poor battery life in remote
Must downgrade signal in most devices to work

I've bought lots of stuff from Monoprice, but this box is pretty worthless. From day 1, it only worked with 2 devices correctly. I tried to add more HDMI ports to my Samsung TV in the living room, but my Panasonic Blu-Ray never worked with it. So I tried to use it in my bedroom, on the Samsung TV there. It only worked with my TiVo Premiere and Roku XS there, but it never worked with my other Panasonic Blu-Ray, Chromecast, or Ouya box. And before you ask if those devices worked straight in, yes, they did, and they also work with a cheaper Monoprice 3-port manual switch (product code 8149).

I just bought one of those cheap switches for the bedroom (now running one switch for each HDMI port in the TV). I just got a really cheap Amazon Fire Stick and moved it from the bedroom to the living room, where the TV had all 4 HDMI ports filled. I tried to use this switch out there, and I had either blurred pictures or no signal at all. Just as an experiment, I downgraded the video signals from 1080p to 720p, and it then worked for my Roku 3 and Fire Stick. However, it never worked with my Apple TV. The Apple TV is going into the last port on the TV without problem. And the Roku and Fire Stick have degraded signals because of this switch. I'm about to buy another 3-port switch, since 2 of those seem to work without having to degrade the signal.

I bought this switch in September 2012, so it's out of warranty, and I'm out of luck. I just wonder if there was a defect with the switch from the start, or whether it's just a crappy piece of metal. But unless I want to spend more money, I guess I'll have to live with bad video and limited capabilities. Caveat emptor, I guess.

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